Dick Button was the first American Olympic figure skating gold medalist in the sport back in 1948, then again in 1952.

Dick (Button) was one of the most important figures in our sport,” said Scott Hamilton, the 1984 Olympic champion. “There ...

Dick Button, the legendary figure skater who became the first American to win Olympic gold in the sport, has died at age 95, according to The New York Times and The Washington Post, citing ...

The two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champ was also an influential broadcaster for more than five decades.

For the next eight decades, the utilitarian barn on the banks of the Charles River was one of the centers of American figure ...